Apparatus for holding drawings



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WpH. BARNES. APPARATUS FOR HOLDING DRAWINGS.

Patented Sept, 24, 1895.

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W. H. BARNES-- APPARATUS FOR HOLDING DRAWINGS.

No. 546,647. Patented Sept. 24,1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. BARNES, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

-APPARATUS FOR HOLDING DRAWINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,647, dated September 24, 1895.

Application filed November 10, 1894:- Serial No. 528,435. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. BARNES, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Holding Drawings, Plans, 8m. and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

Heretofore considerable difficulty has been experienced by architects, draftsmen, and others in keeping plans and drawings protected from dust and dirt, and also in such manner that, While they occupy but little space, they are readily accessible and may be removed and replaced within a protecting-casing; and my present invention has for its object to provide an apparatus for overcoming thesedifficulties which is simple and cheap in construction, and to these ends consists in the hereinafter-described improvements, the novel features being pointed out in the; claims at the end of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an isometrical view of a cabinet or casing provided with my improvements; Fig. 2, a similar view of another form of device; Fig. 3, a cross-sectional view of the rear bar of the supporting-frame and guides, looking toward the rear; Fig. 4, a perspective view of one end of the clip for supporting and fastening drawings together; Fig. 5, a sectional View of the same; Fig. 6, a perspective View of one of the supporting and fastening arms.

Similar reference-numerals in the several figures indicate similar parts.

The main casing or cabinet 1 may be of any suitable or preferred construction, open at the front and having doors 2, as shown, said cabinet being of sufficient height to receive the longest single sheets of drawings required and of a depth to hold any desired number of sheets or sets of sheets.

Arranged on the inner sides of the cabinet (shown in Fig. 1) are slotted guides or ways 3, in which project the ends of a cross-bar 4, forming part of a frame, (preferably rectan gular,) and composed of side pieces 5 and a front bar 6, the side bars being preferably L-shaped in cross-section, with the horizontal flanges proj ectin g inwardly to form supporting-ledges for the arms or projections on the drawingholding devices.

7 7 indicate supports or rods pivoted to the bottom of the casing at one end and at the other to the under side of theframe, as shown, said bars serving to support the frame when slid out of the casing, and also when moved in, as in dotted lines, being of a length preferably slightly greater than the height of the ways 3 above the bottom, so as to prevent accidental movement.

The drawings or plans, (indicated by 8,) which in an architects office or machine-shop are usually kept in sets, are preferably connected together, and when they are to be kept in my apparatus are connected to suitable cross-pieces or holding devices having arms or supports 9, adapted to rest upon the side bars of the supporting-frame, as shown. It is obvious that these arms 9 could form part of a continuous rod to which the drawings were attached in any manner; but I prefer to make them part of the holding-clips, (shown in Figs. 5 and 6,) which I find admirably adapted for holding the drawings together, as well as supporting them in the frame. In this arrangement I provide a binder or clip of a plate of sheet metal 10, having a flange 11 turned over at one edge and on the ends provided with the ears or projections 12, as shown in Fig. 5, and, co-operating with this, a narrow cover-plate 13, also of sheet metal, one end of which is placed beneath the flange 11,

while the sheets of drawing or other papers are arranged between said plates or strips. Both strips 10 and 13 are provided with perforations and the supporting-arms 9 are preferably constructed of stout metal, having the bent and sharpened end 14:, which is inserted through the perforations in the strips and the drawings between them, and, when in position for hanging the drawing in the frame, the arm 9 is placed beneath the ear 12, and, if desired, the latter turned down, as in Fig. 5, holding the parts firmly together and enabling the set, or a single sheet, if desired, to be placed in the cabinet. When it is desired to take the set of drawings out of the office, the arms 9 may be turned around out of the way and held down against the plate 13 by ears l5, formed on the plate 10, as in Fig. 4; but these retaining-ears could be formed from the plate 13 if desired.

It will be understood that any of the drawings of a set may be removed by manipulating the arms 9 and the remainder returned to the cabinet.

The drawings or the strips 10 may have indicating-tags 16 attached to them, as shown in Fig. 1, so that when the frame is full and. is moved out of the casing the desired set may be removed and replaced in its proper position.

In Fig. 2 I have shown another arrangement of parts, in which the frame-guide 20 is arranged at the back of the cabinet or casing and the supports 21 (corresponding to the arms 7 in Fig. 1) are hung near the top, and inasmuch as the frame 22 is adapted to be tilted up at the rear the side bars thereof are provided with notches into which the supporting-arms 9 enter. In order to prevent the supporting-frame from swinging out when the doors are opened, I provide at the front of the frame one or more bolts 23, engaging the sides of the cabinet or casing, as shown. This arrangement is sometimes advantageous, inasmuch as I am enabled to plainly mark the top of the drawings or the clips with names or other indicia, which are visible when the doors are opened.

The construction shown herein I have found from extended practical use is admirably adapted for the purpose, drawings in sets or singly being held so as to prevent their becoming soiled, and being readily accessible at all times.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination with the casing having a dooror doors, of the rectangular frame open at the top and upon the sides of which drawings may be hung and inspected, the supporting and guiding bars pivoted at one end within the casing and pivoted at the other to the sides of the frame, and guides between the frame and casing for guiding said frame when moved in or out of the casing, the whole arranged and operating substantially as described.

2. The combination with the casing, having suitable doors, of the frame open at the top, and movable in and out of the casing, guides between the rear portion of the frame, and the casing, supporting arms pivoted in the casing, and to the frame, and drawing supports having arms resting on the sides of the open frame, substantially as described.

3. The combination with the casing having doors, the frame open at the top, having the notched side bars, of supports for the frame, and the guides for the rear end thereof eX- tending above the level of the frame when extended, and retaining devices for holding said frame within the casing, with the rear end elevated, substantially as described.

4. The combination with the open supporting frame, of the drawing support embodying a plate, having the perforations, and the projection thereon, the securing and supporting arm, having the bent end passing through the perforation in the plate, and also cooperating with the projection to support the plate on the frame, substantially as described.

5. The herein described clip for holding drawings, &c., composed of the plate having the perforations and the projections, the cooperating cover-plate also having the perforations, and the securing and supporting arms having the bent ends passing through the perforations in the plates and also cooperating with the projections and extending beyond the plates, substantially as described.

6. The herein described clip for holding drawings, &c., composed of the two plates having perforations, and the arms having the bent end passing through said plates for holding them together, and extending beyond the ends thereof to form supports, substantially as described.

WILLIAM H. BARNES. Witnesses:

F. F. CHURCH, G. A. RODA. 

